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Comments on: A “mum” view on economists http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/ The Visible Hand in Economics Wed, 06 May 2009 03:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/#comment-19538 Wed, 06 May 2009 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3755#comment-19538 @What would Hayek say

I think that might be the expectation of Mum’s 🙂

]]> By: What would Hayek say http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/#comment-19473 Tue, 05 May 2009 01:19:07 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3755#comment-19473 Well isn’t the wisdom of ages that “Mum knows Best”, and Dad says you should “ask your mother”, or (in this instance from mum) “because I say so…” 😉

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/#comment-19470 Tue, 05 May 2009 00:14:49 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3755#comment-19470 If the person is pretty (?) and creative they will fit perfectly into economics though – unless the Mum is using creativity as short-hand for being thick …

I guess if the Mum feels they have to tell their kid what is the utility maximising choice they must believe their kid is dumb 😉

]]> By: What would Hayek say http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/#comment-19468 Mon, 04 May 2009 23:49:46 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3755#comment-19468 Or mum recognises the comparative advantage (and marginal utility) of more econ classes compared to gym classes and has decided that there is a higher return on investment in being a professional athlete than an eonomist.

Now there might be a backstory about probablity of x person becoming a professional athlete, but given the sample person presented is pretty and creative, then that sample person might have a higher probability of being a professional athlete than an economist. Noting that the sample person is creative mum may be forgetting another career option of being an investment/merchant banker 🙂

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/#comment-19465 Mon, 04 May 2009 23:03:27 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3755#comment-19465 @agnitio

Or maybe that is where she got the stereotype from 😛

]]> By: agnitio http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/05/05/a-mum-view-on-economists/#comment-19463 Mon, 04 May 2009 22:13:25 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3755#comment-19463 She obviously hasn’t met Matt Nolan!

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